diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 1c2bdae55..4608ce8f7 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1244,6 +1244,8 @@ fi
 AM_CONDITIONAL(RUBY_GEMS_INSTALL, [test "x$ruby_gems_install" = xtrue])
 
 if test x$python_eggs = xtrue; then
+	PYTHON_PACKAGE_VERSION=`echo "$PACKAGE_VERSION" | $SED 's/dr/dev/'`
+	AC_SUBST([PYTHON_PACKAGE_VERSION])
 	if test x$python_eggs_install = xtrue; then
 		AC_PATH_PROG([EASY_INSTALL], [easy_install], [], [$PATH:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin])
 		if test x$EASY_INSTALL = x; then
diff --git a/src/libcharon/plugins/vici/python/Makefile.am b/src/libcharon/plugins/vici/python/Makefile.am
index 5936f2a5e..20d44b5b2 100644
--- a/src/libcharon/plugins/vici/python/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/libcharon/plugins/vici/python/Makefile.am
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ EXTRA_DIST = LICENSE MANIFEST.in \
 
 $(srcdir)/setup.py: $(srcdir)/setup.py.in
 	$(AM_V_GEN) sed \
-	-e "s:@EGG_VERSION@:$(PACKAGE_VERSION):" \
+	-e "s:@EGG_VERSION@:$(PYTHON_PACKAGE_VERSION):" \
 	$(srcdir)/setup.py.in > $@
 
-all-local: dist/vici-$(PACKAGE_VERSION)-py$(PYTHON_VERSION).egg
+all-local: dist/vici-$(PYTHON_PACKAGE_VERSION)-py$(PYTHON_VERSION).egg
 
-dist/vici-$(PACKAGE_VERSION)-py$(PYTHON_VERSION).egg: $(EXTRA_DIST) $(srcdir)/setup.py
+dist/vici-$(PYTHON_PACKAGE_VERSION)-py$(PYTHON_VERSION).egg: $(EXTRA_DIST) $(srcdir)/setup.py
 	(cd $(srcdir); $(PYTHON) setup.py bdist_egg \
 		-b $(shell readlink -f $(builddir))/build \
 		-d $(shell readlink -f $(builddir))/dist)
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ clean-local:
 	rm -rf $(srcdir)/setup.py $(srcdir)/vici.egg-info $(builddir)/dist
 
 if PYTHON_EGGS_INSTALL
-install-exec-local: dist/vici-$(PACKAGE_VERSION)-py$(PYTHON_VERSION).egg
+install-exec-local: dist/vici-$(PYTHON_PACKAGE_VERSION)-py$(PYTHON_VERSION).egg
 	$(EASY_INSTALL) $(PYTHONEGGINSTALLDIR) \
-		dist/vici-$(PACKAGE_VERSION)-py$(PYTHON_VERSION).egg
+		dist/vici-$(PYTHON_PACKAGE_VERSION)-py$(PYTHON_VERSION).egg
 endif
 
 if USE_PY_TEST